The Washington critic., 1887-06-27


'ct md pay n penalty of five dollars, II the
cfiullniuhnt be n resident OF the District Ot
tolumplD. and tea dollars Il the complainant
he n non resident, aud in addition to this tho
littnsC Of thC sHid hack may, In the discretion
OF The Commissioner, be revoked.
src. G. lfnny driver, proprietor or lessee of
hack shall refuse to convey passenger at
be rates hcicinheioro provided tho license OF
the hack may be revoked by the Commission
els.
ARTICLE VI.
DRovEs OF AsiMAis oS TIM STREETS.
srcTiog I. No person shall drive or conduc:
sheep, swine, bcovcs or other cattle in loose
herd through any city street without a permit
previously obtained ffom the Major OF Police
designating the route md time of driving, nor
shall any such driving or conducting be done
except between the hours of midnight and six
o'clock II IN. No herd or drove shall consist
Of more than fifteen bceves, or thirty sheep,
swine or other cattle, nor follow preceding
herd at less interval than one square OF the
city, or be in charge OF less than two drovers
&c. .. Horses and mules shall not be driven
loosely through any such streets under any
circumstnnces, but may be conducted In
dtoves Of no, more than six, hatered together
ard IN charge Of al least one man holding the
halter OF the near animal OF the drove.
sEC 3. Horned cattle may he led singly by q
rore or halter through any of the streets of the
city designated IN the following section, or a
COW and calf may be SO led together If the COW
be so secured
src 4. The only streets upon which any loose
herd ns bercinbefore provided may bo driven
shall be- In Washington, Boundary street, Vir-
ginia avenue, II street north west OF seventh
street west, Fourteenth street west below Il,
Water suect, and NJ street south, and the un-
improved streets adjacent TO the river trout
and connecting the streets above named; In
Georgetown, Tenallytown road, Canal road,
High street, p street. T street, and Water street
SEC. 8. No driver orOthor person driving or
conducting any animals hereinbcforo men.
TONED shall be under the age of sixteen ycars.
SIC. @. Any person violating any ofthe pro.
visions of this Article shall forfeit aud pay
penalty Of not less than five dollars nor more
| than ten dollars.
ARTICLE VII.
DOGS AND Fowls.
srTIoS !. No person shall own or keep, in
| the Disilst of Columbia. any animal of the
| dog kind which by barking, biting, how ng,
| or in any other manner whatsoever. distlrDs
the comfort or quiet OF amy person.
| SIC. . No animal of the dog kind shall be
| allowtd to go at large without collar and
| tag, as now prescribed by law, and II he be of
| n quairelsome or dangerous disposition he
| sbnll furthermore be secured bya chain or
cord held in the hand OF some person accom-
| panying him.
SEC. }. No person shall own or keep, within
| the District OF Columbia, any fowl which, by
| growing. cackling. or In any other manuer,
shall disinfbthe comfort or quiet OF any person.
| SrC. 4. Fowls shall not b. permitted to run
at large in either Of the cities of Washington
or Georgetown, and when found Mt large in
either OF said cities may be seized and I'M
| POUNDED by the poundmaster in the same
| manner ns dogs arc sezt and impounded uu-
der existing law; PrOuided, hororcr, That
| fowls 20 seized may be redeemed by the pay
mcIt of fifty cents per head at any time within
| thi &c days after such seizure, and In default
of such payment they shall be Sold at public or
| private sale. and the proceeds of such sale,
| alter the payment OF expenses, paid to the Col
| lector of Taxes for deposit In the Treasury of
| the United States to the credit Of the District
Of Columbia. as other revenues of the said
| District.
SEC s. ANY persons violatingany of the pro-
| visions of sections one and two of this Article
shall forfeit and pay fine of not less than five
dollars nor more than fifty dollars, and, in ad-
dition, in case OF the biting of any person lex.
eept upon the premises of the owner OF the
animal so biting, the animal shall be ai-
4 jutged TO be killed and on such judgment
| shall be killed by any member of the police
| force; ana In case of second violation of any
| other provision OF either of said sections the
animal. unless permanently removed from
the District of Columbia within twenty four
hours after such second oilense, shall so be
| killed.
SEC. @. Any person keeping any fowl, as
prohibited in section three of this Article. or
permitting any fowl to run at large, as pro.
hibted in section four OF this Article, shall
| forfeit and pnya fine OF not less than two dol.
lars nor more than five dollars for each ana
every first ofiense; and in case of second Of.
fense against the provisions of said section
three, the fowl complained of shall, In addition
be adjudged to be Killed and on such judgment
shall be killed by any member OF the police
force.
| ARTICLE VIII.
DEPOSITS ON STREETS.
l NJ, ball lac.
deposit, drop, scatter or leave, or cause to be
thrown, cast, laid, deposited. dropped scat
tered or len, IN or upon any street, avenue,
alley, highway, foDtway, sidewalk, parking
or public space In the District of Columbia.
any dirt, mud, sand, ashes, gravel. sawdust
shhvibgs, hay straw, manure, rubbish, litter
| swteplDps, olal, vegetables, garbage, trees
cinders, or refuse matter of any kind, or any
dead animal or putrescible matter of any sort
| PrGfdcd, That earth and rubbish from exca
| vnlions, or building debris or materials used
| in the construction Of buildings, may be placed
or permitted to lie in the places aforesaid a.
now authorized by the building regulations OF
| the District of Columbia, or as may be author
| lied by PERMIT previOuSlY obtained from the
| Inspector OF Buildings.
| SEC. 2. No person snail deposit or leave In oi
upon any ofsuch places as aforesaid any brok er
glass, crockery, nails, tin or iron cuttings
| hoops, hoopskirls, wagon tires wire or othe
| articles liable to wound or injure man or benst
SIC. g. No person shall, without previous
lawful permit, construct, place or leave In o
| upon any of such places as aforesaid any OBJ,
| slrCction TO travel, or any deposit which ma!
be dangerous to life or limb.
SIC. 4. No wood shall be sawed or split upon
| or In any Of the said places as aforesaid, no
shall any one place or leave either in or upoi
the same any wood, coal, cnsk, CRATE, barrel
| or other goods wares or merchandise for
longer period than thirty minutes.
SIC. 8. No foul drainage or matter of any sor
ball l.a. tnl a.. H.. 49,
into any OF the places aforesaid, nor shall an
person carry or transport on, over, or through
the same any filth, Oilnl, garbage, or oilensiv
matter without permit previously obtained
from the Health Oficer; nor shall any persol
having such permit leave In or upon any sucl
place any drlppings, droppings, spillings o
leakngs from his cart or other vehicle.
sEc. @. No person shall carry or convey II
any vehicle any earth, sand, gravel, dirt, ashes
or any loose fluid or offensive articles or mat
ter, or any articles whatsoever. so that tn,
same shall or may be scattered, dropped, lie
fall, blown or spilled thereirom.
SEC. Z. No handbills dodgers. cards or cir
culars shall be distributed in or up)n any o
the places above mentioned in any manner
Places or len up Upon tE tEp barking or or doorstcps @ sV,
any premises In the District of Columbia.
SEC. s. Any person violating any of the pro
visions of this article shall forfeit and pay
fine as follows: For aviolation OF the provision
Of sections one, four, five, Xix and seven, no
less than five dollars nor more than twen'y
five dollars; for violation of the provisions o
section two, not less than ten dollars nor NOR
than ffty dollars; and for violation of the pro
visions OF section three, not less than ten do!
lars nor more than one hundred dollars.
ARTICLE IN.
LOUD NOISES AND CRIES AND USE or FIRE
WORKS AND EXPLOSIVES.
SECTION /, No bell. gong, horn, whistle, drum
or other noise making article, instrument or de
vice, whether In tho hands of any person oi
attached to any animal, vehicle or apparatus
shall be struck or sounded in any OF the place